Pen and pencil rack.



No. 815,241. 'PATENTBD MAR. 13, 1906. WENKB. PEN AND PENGIL RACK.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 23. 1905.

- I w. m'mnssms I INVEN'I'OR To all whom, it may concern:

UNITED STATES-PATENT orr ron; FRANZ -WENKE, OF FORT-WIN GATE, TERRITORYOF NEW MEXICO,

ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO WILLY F. FISCHER, OF FORT WIN- GATE, TERRITORYNEW MEXICO. v

F E N AND PENCIL RACK.

I No. 815,241.

Be it known that I, FRANZ W NKE, a citi zen of the United States,residing at Fort I Wingate, McKinley county, Territory of New Mexico,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Pen and PencilRacks,

ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in pen and pencilracks, and has for its object to provide a pen and pencil rack in whichthe pens and pencils will be held securely in the rack, so that'theywill not become displaced no matter which way the rack is turned, butare instantlyreleased by pressing the proper key, the pen or pencilfalling downward into a I'GGBIVGI';

With these ends in View this invention" consists in the details of;construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and thenspecifically designatedby the claims.

In order that those skilledin the art to which this inventionappertain's may understand how to make and use the same, the'construction and operation will now be described in detail, referring tothe accompany- 'ing drawings, forming a part of this specifisideplatesare joined together atthe top by a plate B and at the bottom by aplate O.

Of course the construction of this framework can be varied-as, forinstance, the side plates may be in skeleton form and may be joinedtogether by rods instead of plates;

D represents shafts extending transversely across the rack arranged onebelow the other and journaled in side lates. To each end of each' shaftisv secure a disk E, said disk lying close against the inside of theside plates A.

F represents levers pivoted at their inner pints to the disks E near theperiphery of said is s.

G represennts notches formed in the for-- ward edge of the side platesA, the lower wall of said notches being inclined down- Specification ofLetters Patent. 7 Application filed August 23,1905- Seria1No. 275,355.

Fatented March 13, 1906.

wardand' outward, the upperwall beingundercut, if desired. v I

The levers F are pivoted intermediate of their ends to the side platesat the point 'F.. I

The outer ends of the levers are turned up slightly, and these leversoperate in conjunctionwith the notches G to hold the pen and pencils inplace.

H represents key-rods extending downward through the top plate B, eachof said rods being provided with a key I-I upon the upper end above thetop plate B. Each of the rods H may be pivoted directly to a disk E uponthe opposite side of theshaft D from the point where the lever F ispivoted. The intermediate key-rods -will be pivoted to cranks or disksE, connected to the shafts D, each keyrod adapted to operate a differentshaft and so connected that when the key is depressed the shaft D willbe rotated, so as to throw the outer end of the lever F downward.Springs I are interposed between the top plate B and. thekeys H, tendingto press the key-rods,

upward, and thus tending to throw the outer end of the levers F upward,and these levers are limited in their upper movement when no pen orpencils are in the rack by the stops J When the pen or pencils are inthe rack, they are held in the notches G between the upper wall of thenotches and the curved end of the levers F.

In Fig.1 I have shown a pen or pencil in the top and lower notch. Thenext to the top notch is vacant, and the next to the lower lever'isoperated in the act of releasing the pen or pencil. It will thus be seenthat when the key is depressed the. lever is moved to such a positionthat the pen or pencil is free to fall out of the notches downward uponthe curved receiver K'. Said receivermaybe hinged to the framework andfolded upward i gainst the same, as shown in dotted lines in ig. 1. i

. In order to place it is only necessary to press the pen or pencildownward upon the end of the levers, when the pencil will slip easilyinto its place, and once in place'it cannot be accidentally rea pen orpencil in the rack,

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moved no matt er'howmuch therackis moved rack is moved or if the coatsleeve accidentally touches the pen while in the rack. An-

other great advantage is that a particular notch can be used for thered-ink pen, an

other notch for the black-ink pen, another.

one for a color pencil, and another for the black lead-pencil, and thekeys can be marked to indicate these different articles, so it is onlynecessary to press the right key to obtain the proper article. Of coursethere can be any number of notches desired, and the device can beprovided with ink-well cells upon each side, if so desired, and can bemade in any desired shape and ornamented to please the user, and it willbe observed that instead of the disks E and E ordinary crank-arms can beused. Therefore I do not wish to be limited to the exact constructionhere shown, as slight modifications could be made without departing fromthe spirit of my inven tion.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and usefulis- 1. In apen andpencil rack, side plates suitably connected together,the forward edge of said side plates provided with a series of notchesin which the pen or pencils are adapted to fit, the lower wall of saidnotches being inclined downward and forward, levers pivoted to the sideplates, the forward end of said levers adapted to engage the under sideof the pen or pencil and hold them in the notches, springs adapted tohold the outer end of said levers upward against the pen or pencil, aseries of keys, one for each set of notches, means for depressing thelevers so as to allow the pen or pencils to roll out of the notches whenthe keys are depressed, as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a pen or pencil rack, two side plates suitably connected together,said side plates provided with a series of notches in their for wardedge, the lower wall of each of said notches being inclined downward andforward, the upper wall being undercut, levers pivoted to the sideplates, the forward end of said levers being curved upward and adaptedto contact the under side of the pen or pencil and hold said pen orpencil against the upper wall of the notch, the forward end of thelevers extending beyond the forward edge of the side plates, springstending to force the levers upward against the pen or pencil, stops forlimiting the upward movement of the levers when the notches are vacant,a series of keys, one for each set of levers, means for depressing saidlevers when the keys are depressed so as to allow the pen or pencil tofall out of the notches, a curved receiver connected with the rack forreceiving the pen or pencil falling out of the notches, as and for thepurpose specified.

'3. In a pen or pencil rack, two side plates suitably supported, saidside plates provided with notches in their forward edge, the lower wallof said notches being inclined downward and forward, levers pivoted tothe side plates intermediate of their ends, the forward end of saidlevers being curved upward and adapted to come in contact with the lowersurface of the pen and pencil and hold the pen or pencil in the notches,the forward end of said levers extending beyond the side plates, stopsfor limiting the upward movement of the levers when the notches arevacant, a series of shafts journaled in the side plates, two disks orcranks upon each shaft, to the outer end of which the rearward end ofthe levers are pivoted, a series of keys, keyrods extending downward,disks connected to the shafts, to the outer edges of which the key-rodsare connected upon the opposite side of the shafts from the point wherethe levers are connected, springs interposed between the framework andthe keys tending to force the key-rods upward, and a curved receiverhinged to the framework adapted to receive the pen or pencil fallingfrom the notches, as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANZ WENKE Witnesses:

JosE VALDES, JOHN VVooDoATE.

